After the Flemish government shut down all sporting competitions for the month of August, the Belgian government allowed sports games again about a week ago. But it was not quite clear when baseball would start again. Today, the KBBSF came with a press release. In the press release, Base- and Softball Federation announced the following:…
On the third day of round four, the following games were scheduled: HCAW @ Curaçao Neptunus, Oosterhout Twins @ Quick Amersfoort, L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Hoofddorp Pioniers, and Silicon Storks @ DSS/Kinheim. HCAW 1 – 6 Curaçao Neptunus Once again, one big inning was all Curaçao Neptunus needed to win the game. For 5.5 innings,…
On the second day of the fourth round in the 2020 Dutch hoofdklasse, the following games were scheduled: Curaçao Neptunus @ HCAW, Hoofddorp Pioniers @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates, DSS/Kinheim @ Silicon Storks, and Quick Amersfoort @ Oosterhout Twins. Curaçao Neptunus 6 – 0 HCAW No big innings and no blowout score but still Neptunus was…
After several top tens about MLB, MiLB, European, and Dutch baseball caps, I thought it was time for a Belgian edition. So here we go. 10. Namur Angels Normally I like classic logos better than new looking ones, but the exception makes the rule. The logo on the cap of the Namur Angels is such…
TGIF. To celebrate the upcoming weekend, here is another edition of Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy.
With the games between Curaçao Neptunus and HCAW, Quick Amersfoort and Oosterhout Twins, and DSS/Kinheim and Silicon Storks were scheduled last night, only one game could be played entirely. The others were postponed due to superfluous rain or thunderstorms. HCAW @ Curaçao Neptunus Before the game could start, the floodgates of heaven opened and the…
On their Instagram account, the Tennessee Smokies announced they will be looking for a new downtown ballpark. The lease of the current stadium is expiring in 2024, a good moment to look beyond the horizon according to the club. The current ballpark, Smokies Stadium, opened its doors in 2000. So by the time the lease…
Today, thirty-six years ago, the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres have a “slugfest” throughout most of the game. But with the term slugfest, one should not think of a game full of extra base hits. On that memorable day in 1984, the very first pitch of the game, thrown by Pascual Perez, hits …
According to the Facebook page of the club, the case of COVID-19 at Hoofddorp Pioniers is limited to only one. All players that were tested had a negative result. This means that Pioniers can focus on playing baseball again, both with the flagship team and with the farm team. The flagship team will face L&D…
Thanks to honkbal.nu, we can see the summaries of round three of the 2020 Dutch hoofdklasse. Here are the links: Oosterhout Twins vs Curaçao Neptunus https://eyecons.com/videos/samenvattingen-speelronde-3-twins-oosterhout-curacao-neptunus-5589?utm_medium=share HCAW vs DSS/Kinheim https://eyecons.com/videos/samenvattingen-speelronde-3-hcaw-dsskinheim-5590?utm_medium=share Quick Amersfoort vs L&D Amsterdam Pirates https://eyecons.com/videos/samenvattingen-speelronde-3-ld-amsterdam-quick-amersfoort-5591?utm_medium=share Silicon Storks vs Hoofddorp Pioniers https://eyecons.com/videos/samenvattingen-speelronde-3-silicon-storks-hoofddorp-pioniers-5588?utm_medium=share
